cycling a pond

[krap101]

do you just do the same thingy? because my and my mom were thinking abouta pond for about a month and finally got one. we woulda gotten it the 2nd day but the only one left had a hole. today we got a 90 gallon pond i think and it was 70$. to me thats 1/2 decent. so do u cycle it the same as a tank? are there any things to watch out for? and can you use like a powerhead thingy for the filter or do you need specifically a pond filter. what would be a reasonable price for a 90 gallon filter thingy. i would of gotten the [acronym:904262d726="Plastic pipe"]pvc[/acronym:904262d726] tarp stuff because it came in a package with filter and everything but only problem the filter was only meant for like a 40 [acronym:904262d726="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:904262d726] pond. so its all set up. ive had some goldfish for a lil while getting them ready for their pond. but i know i have to cycle it. is there a biofilter for a pond? can you keep ne other fish in a pond?

[krap101]

sry wrong forum can sum1 move it or should i make a new 1?

[Kerrinne]

This might be better served in the pond section of the forum. More avid pond keepers there can answer your questions better. But I will tell you that you do need an adequate filter and water circulation. My dad has a waterfall on one end of his pond and a hose under some rocks that comes out and sprays into the other end.

The ponds do cycle the same as my dad's is now seeing an ammonia rise. His pond is massive though probably 6 feet wide x 40 feet long and about four feet deep. I have no idea how many gallons that translates to, but it's a lot!

[RogerMcAllen]

Moved, I am not sure exactly how they cycle. But I would thing it would be the same a cycling a similar sized tank. I never really worried about it because I have a low bioload for a couple thousand gallon pond.

[William]

Its the same bacteria cycle as in aquariums, You can even use Biospira to jumpstart it, no?


Find some way to put the pond filter media in contact with your tank water for a few weeks before setting up the pond and putting fish in.

[krap101]

ic wuts the min. size of a goldfish to go in a pond?

[RogerMcAllen]

You can put any size in a pond. I would suggest going to your [acronym:36f53fd6a0="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:36f53fd6a0] and buying a dozen feeders. By the end of the summer they should end up being almost 4" long.

[krap101]

oh because i have 1 like 3-4 inch i think ryoku or sumtin. and another white fish with red gills and gray around forgot the name goldfish.. could u put like a pleco in there? is there any other coldwateer fish youi could put in?>

[krap101]

and wuts the coldest a goldfish can live in?

[RogerMcAllen]

I live in the south suburbs of chicago, and mine (just plain feeders) lived in my pond over winter. Since your pond will be only 90 [acronym:324b83bd6d="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:324b83bd6d], you will need to bring your fish in for the winter. I would be hesitant on the pleco because they get large very quickly and are sensative to temp changes in the fall. If you have fancy goldfish, I don't think that they do as well in cold temps.